Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said Wednesday that "sweeping exclusions from collective bargaining are a blunt instrument that risk weakening the very stability and performance we aim to strengthen."

Pro-labor Republicans push Trump to rescind order busting most federal unions

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Workforce

Judge further protects most fired probationary feds, though some may be newly vulnerable

A federal court has expanded the duration of the firing reversals but narrowed their geographical impact. A related case is sitting before the Supreme Court.

Workforce

As agencies begin a second round of deferred resignations, unions revive legal challenge

The Housing and Urban Development Department became the latest agency to revive the controversial program that offers feds the chance to leave their jobs but continue being paid until Sept. 30.

Oversight

Former GOP congressman nominated to independent watchdog role

Anthony D’Esposito, a retired NYPD detective, served on the House Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure and Administration committees and introduced several measures concerning law enforcement issues during his one term. 

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Real-time defense for critical infrastructure starts here

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Tech

Signalgate spurs government interest in chat-archiving services

Top staffers across the government have reached out to Whiterock Technologies about its electronic communications preservation service amid a court ruling tied to last week’s Signal chat with top administration officials that accidentally included The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg.

Pay & Benefits

Domestic TSP funds tumble amid government layoffs, tariff threats

Most of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished March in the red.

Workforce

Trump administration, unions already trading lawsuits over order outlawing most government labor groups

Federal agencies swiftly sued the American Federation of Government Employees last week, asking a lone Trump-appointed judge to uphold an order banning unions for two-thirds of the federal workforce.

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Management

Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Workforce

‘Gangster state’: Justice Department’s reorganization proposal slammed by Democrats

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could be merged with the Drug Enforcement Administration and DOJ prosecutors focused on tax enforcement and government corruption would be potentially reassigned under the initial plan.

Transition

Musk and DOGE make the case for their efficiency, tech work

The DOGE team made statements that have been contradicted by agencies they're working for during a Thursday night interview on FOX.

Defense

Hegseth gives Defense leaders less than two weeks to lay out staffing cuts, changes

A Friday memo opens a new phase in the Defense secretary’s hurried effort to shrink the department's workforce.

Breaking News Workforce

Court allows Trump to fire appeals board member, which could ‘trap in legal limbo’ feds fighting terminations and RIFs

Appeals court has paused a lower court ruling blocking the firing one-third of MSPB's central board, creating a crisis for the agency.

Workforce

More USAID staff set to be cut as the Trump administration tries to move agency into the State Department

The president’s attempts to transfer the U.S. Agency for International Development into the State Department have prompted legal challenges.

Workforce

Labor groups: Trump’s union-busting EO amounts to ‘revenge’ for suing to block workforce cuts

Democratic lawmakers warned that assaults on civil servants and organized labor are common early steps to consolidate power by authoritarian regimes.

Defense

Judge orders agencies to preserve discussions in airstrike Signal chat 

The directive targets communications in a Signal chat with top intelligence and national security officials between March 11 and March 15 that discussed strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief was inadvertently added to that chat.